Workshop Series Community Partners

Partnerships for job seekers, training programs, and support services
- Focus on adult learners who might benefit from extended services (braiding WIOA I and II, for example)
- Co-design of Contracted Education Training (CET) programs
- Referrals across agencies
- Co-facilitation of job fairs and other events
Interested in
- expansion of CET programs
- coordination of client engagement

Regional recipient of Afghan Support and Investment Program (ASIP) - to transition newcomers to long-term housing
- San Diego currently has between 700-800 living in hotels
- new arrivals from Afghanistan are paroled in (2 year max), unlike other parolees with Social Security number and employment authorization (usually arrives between 3-4 months after arrival) -- not on permanent residency track
- new arrivals also work with CalWorks and San Diego Newcomer Project (formerly Wilson Fish); receive funds for three months ($ 1,225 per person)
Interested in
- phone support with the ESL registration process
- funneling clients/students into the right classes more effectively (English classes are required for CalWorks support; this can include ESL and ABE/ASE)
- considering a managed registration process, with simplified paperwork, for their clients (ESL assessment would have to take place at CC office, on individual basis)
- hosting ESL and job readiness classes at their site(s)

Development of affordable housing; cannot help directly with housing but link to apartment sites they manage
Run After School Programs and would be interested in a partnership and referral process

Provide refurbished computers to the community
Offer digital literacy and assisted technology training
Interested in
- expanding to the East region
- supporting the consortium with refurbished computers
- co-developing training programs

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